gDiapers

We love gDiapers!  Please don’t let it discourage you that I clogged my toilet with the first flush of the liner!  This was a rookie mistake. 

When I heard the term "flushable," I was too quick to throw the liner in the toilet.  The liner expanded and within seconds, our drainage pipe was clogged. It turns out that the inner core needs to be removed first and swished until it dissolves.  From an ecological perspective, it was reassuring to find out that even when flushed whole, the entire liner eventually dissolves (it could take decades for the same to happen with a standard disposable diaper).  Within 2 weeks, our bathroom was up and running again.  When the liners are opened up properly, we had no subsequent problems with flushing.

We have been so glad to not have to own a diaper genie, deal with the accumulation of (now smelly) diapers, or have extra loads of garbage.  Also, these diapers have been great for baby’s skin.  Many parents find that their child's diaper rashes clear up when they transition from disposable diapers to cloth diapers.  From our experience, gDiapers also provide this benefit.  In 6 months, Jack has never had a diaper rash. It certainly could be that he has good skin, but on busy days I'll even be remiss in changing his diaper as frequently as needed (bad mommy), and his skin is still is fine.  It is worth considering if your baby has had multiple diaper rashes.

These diapers function as a hybrid between cloth diapers and disposables. They are very easy to use. They are made up of an attractive cloth outer diaper, a plastic snap-in shell and the flushable/biodegradable liner. There is minimal laundering needed and no landfill waste created.  They are more expensive than both disposable diapers and cloth diapers, but the liners can be purchased at a discount on Amazon (for even more convenience and a 10% discount, I signed up for the automatic delivery option for the medium/large liners).

I recommend watching the brief online tutorials on the gDiaper website before using the diapers (so as to avoid the aforementioned clog).  

One drawback to the gDiapers is that no matter what we tried, they did not work out as overnight diapers.  We tried the sushi roll as they recommended (essentially this is two liners folded together), but to no avail...every night or morning we found Jack had soaked through his diaper, clothing and bedsheets.  We eventually gave up and went to an overnight disposable, but were still able to easily use gDiapers throughout the day.

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